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HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide, Sixth Edition

Publisher: O'Reilly
Pub Date: October 01, 2006
Print ISBN-10: 0-596-52732-2
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-59-652732-7
Pages: 678

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Language: English
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"...lucid, in-depth descriptions of the behavior of every HTML tag on every major browser and platform, plus enough dry humor to make the book a pleasure to read."
--Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine

"When they say 'definitive' they're not kidding."
--Linda Roeder, About.com

Put everthing you need to know about HTML & XHTML at your fingertips. For nearly a decade, hundreds of thousands of web developers have turned to HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide to master standards-based web development. Truly a definitive guide, the book combines a unique balance of tutorial material with a comprehensive reference that even the most experienced web professionals keep close at hand. From basic syntax and semantics to guidelines aimed at helping you develop your own distinctive style, this classic is all you need to become fluent in the language of web design.

The new sixth edition guides you through every element of HTML and XHTML in detail, explaining how each element works and how it interacts with other elements. You'll also find detailed discussions of CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), which is intricately related to web page development. The most all-inclusive, up-to-date book on these languages available, this edition covers HTML 4.01, XHTML 1.0, and CSS2, with a preview of the upcoming XHTML2 and CSS3. Other topics include the newer initiatives in XHTML (XForms, XFrames, and modularization) and the essentials of XML for advanced readers. You'll learn how to:

Use style sheets to control your document's appearance
Work with programmatically generated HTML
Create tables, both simple and complex
Use frames to coordinate sets of documents
Design and build interactive forms and dynamic documents
Insert images, sound files, video, Java applets, and JavaScript programs
Create documents that look good on a variety of browsers

The authors apply a natural learning approach that uses straightforward language and plenty of examples. Throughout the book, they offer suggestions for style and composition to help you decide how to best use HTML and XHTML to accomplish a variety of tasks. You'll learn what works and what doesn't, and what makes sense to those who view your web pages and what might be confusing. Written for anyone who wants to learn the language of the Web--from casual users to the full-time design professionals--this is the single most important book on HTML and XHTML you can own.

Table of Contents
Preface

1. HTML, XHTML, and the World Wide Web
1.1 The Internet
1.2 Talking the Internet Talk
1.3 HTML and XHTML: What They Are
1.4 HTML and XHTML: What They Aren't
1.5 Standards and Extensions
1.6 Tools for the Web Designer

2. Quick Start
2.1 Writing Tools
2.2 A First HTML Document
2.3 Embedded Tags
2.4 HTML Skeleton
2.5 The Flesh on an HTML or XHTML Document
2.6 Text
2.7 Hyperlinks
2.8 Images Are Special
2.9 Lists, Searchable Documents, and Forms
2.10 Tables
2.11 Frames
2.12 Stylesheets and JavaScript
2.13 Forging Ahead

3. Anatomy of an HTML Document
3.1 Appearances Can Deceive
3.2 Structure of an HTML Document
3.3 Tags and Attributes
3.4 Well-Formed Documents and XHTML
3.5 Document Content
3.6 HTML/XHTML Document Elements
3.7 The Document Header
3.8 The Document Body
3.9 Editorial Markup
3.10 The <bdo> Tag

4. Text Basics
4.1 Divisions and Paragraphs
4.2 Headings
4.3 Changing Text Appearance and Meaning
4.4 Content-Based Style Tags
4.5 Physical Style Tags
4.6 Precise Spacing and Layout
4.7 Block Quotes
4.8 Addresses
4.9 Special Character Encoding
4.10 HTML's Obsolete Expanded Font Handling

5. Rules, Images, and Multimedia
5.1 Horizontal Rules
5.2 Inserting Images in Your Documents
5.3 Document Colors and Background Images
5.4 Background Audio
5.5 Animated Text
5.6 Other Multimedia Content

6. Links and Webs
6.1 Hypertext Basics
6.2 Referencing Documents: The URL
6.3 Creating Hyperlinks
6.4 Creating Effective Links
6.5 Mouse-Sensitive Images
6.6 Creating Searchable Documents
6.7 Relationships
6.8 Supporting Document Automation

7. Formatted Lists
7.1 Unordered Lists
7.2 Ordered Lists
7.3 The <li> Tag
7.4 Nesting Lists
7.5 Definition Lists
7.6 Appropriate List Usage
7.7 Directory Lists
7.8 Menu Lists

8. Cascading Style Sheets
8.1 The Elements of Styles
8.2 Style Syntax
8.3 Style Classes
8.4 Style Properties
8.5 Tagless Styles: The <span> Tag
8.6 Applying Styles to Documents

9. Forms
9.1 Form Fundamentals
9.2 The <form> Tag
9.3 A Simple Form Example
9.4 Using Email to Collect Form Data
9.5 The <input> Tag
9.6 The <button> Tag
9.7 Multiline Text Areas
9.8 Multiple-Choice Elements
9.9 General Form-Control Attributes
9.10 Labeling and Grouping Form Elements
9.11 Creating Effective Forms
9.12 Forms Programming

10. Tables
10.1 The Standard Table Model
10.2 Basic Table Tags
10.3 Advanced Table Tags
10.4 Beyond Ordinary Tables

11. Frames
11.1 An Overview of Frames
11.2 Frame Tags
11.3 Frame Layout
11.4 Frame Contents
11.5 The <noframes> Tag
11.6 Inline Frames
11.7 Named Frame or Window Targets
11.8 XFrames

12. Executable Content
12.1 Applets and Objects
12.2 Embedded Content
12.3 JavaScript
12.4 JavaScript Stylesheets (Antiquated)

13. Dynamic Documents
13.1 An Overview of Dynamic Documents
13.2 Client-Pull Documents
13.3 Server-Push Documents

14. Mobile Devices
14.1 The Mobile Web
14.2 Device Considerations
14.3 XHTML Basic
14.4 Effective Mobile Web Design

15. XML
15.1 Languages and Metalanguages
15.2 Documents and DTDs
15.3 Understanding XML DTDs
15.4 Element Grammar
15.5 Element Attributes
15.6 Conditional Sections
15.7 Building an XML DTD
15.8 Using XML

16. XHTML
16.1 Why XHTML?
16.2 Creating XHTML Documents
16.3 HTML Versus XHTML
16.4 XHTML 1.1
16.5 Should You Use XHTML?

17. Tips, Tricks, and Hacks
17.1 Top of the Tips
17.2 Cleaning Up After Your HTML Editor
17.3 Tricks with Tables
17.4 Tricks with Windows and Frames

A. HTML Grammar

B. HTML/XHTML Tag Quick Reference

C. Cascading Style Sheet Properties Quick Reference

D. The HTML 4.01 DTD

E. The XHTML 1.0 DTD

F. Character Entities

G. Color Names and Values

H. Netscape Layout Extensions

Index

"The writing is friendly, and yet the material is covered quickly...As a former instructor of web design at the University of the West Indies School of Continuing Studies, I can see this book as a great book for an instructor lead curriculum. I can also see this book as worthwhile in the hands of a motivated beginner. In all, I have to give HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide (6th Edition) an 8 out of 10 on the KnowProSE.com scale. The book is approachable, thorough, and can be useful well beyond learning the meat of HTML and XHTML. "
-- Taran Rampersad, KnowProSE.com

"Perhaps the best aspect of the book is the range of users who can benefit from it. Absolute beginners will find plenty to learn from and experiment with, while seasoned web designers will find the book very handy to grab for quick reference and verification of things they are trying for the first time, or that just plain don't behave properly."
-- John R. Clark, TCM Reviews

"Ever wondered what a particular obscure tag or attribute that someone used in their web page was intended to do? This book will provide the answer. Along with those tags and attributes that form part of the current (X)HTML standards this book also includes info on almost every tag and attribute that has ever been recognised by any of the commonly used web browsers."
-- Stephen Chapman, Felgall.com

"If you want the very best reference manual to HTML and its latest developments - this is it. I guarantee that no matter which other web page design books you might have on your shelves, this is the one to which you will keep coming back - again and again."
-- Roy Johnson, Mantex

"I was surprised by the format of the book, however I do think it is a good resource for HTML/XHTML. While it is "The Definitive Guide" covering all of the markup tags and attributes it is definitely not a Cookbook or Nutshell book. I would recommend this book to those looking for a reference that is detailed and in a dictionary type format."
-- Jason Rosen, Amazon.com

"Calling this book "The Definitive Guide" is not a misnomer, for that's what it is...Weighing in at over 600 pages means that if it ain't described in here you probably shouldn't be doin' it! And if it is described in here, it's described clearly and accurately. As always, thanks a bunch. I am so much smarter (yeah, right) thanks to you guys! "
-- Larry Hannay, Amazon.com

"If you do web development, you should have one solid HTML/XHTML reference guide on your bookshelf. This one ranks up there... HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide (6th Edition) by Chuck Musciano and Bill Kennedy. Although the CSS and XML sections are a little light, the core HTML and XHTML information is all you could ask for...This book does a good job in blending a bit of tutorial information with a lot of reference material. All the HTML tags that exist are documented, along with whether it's an extension/deprecated/archaic, what type of browser support is involved in using the tag, and all the attributes and locations where it can be used...this is a book that I'll want to keep around for those strange times when my HTML tags just aren't working like they're supposed to."
-- Thomas Duff, Duffbert's Random Musings

"Considered the standard text on the subject of HTML and XHTML, this up-to-date volume provides a good mix of tutorial and reference. It is an essential guide for any serious user of hand-coded Web sites, as well as a comprehensive introduction for the novice. Advanced subjects include Cascading Style Sheets (CSS3), XHTML2, XForms, XFrames, Java applets, JavaScript programs, and much more."
-- Michael Kleper, The Kleper Report on Digital Publishing